Guild Wars 2

Does a condition build make sense in tPvP?
Which weapon set is better d/d or p/d?

It doesn’t. Except for a bomb venomshare spammer with caltrops and P/D, but that’s against inexperienced players. Fun to see those 25 stacks of torments, though. Thing is what makes condi thieves op is mainly shadow arts regen and condi removal while being tanky, and SA is a really bad traitline for pvp, since being in stealth doesn’t help capping or killing. The thief role, at least in this meta, is still fast decapping and assassination of squishies, something you won’t do with a condi build. If you still want to play condi, avoid D/D.

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Thing is what makes condi thieves op is mainly shadow arts regen and condi removal while being tanky, and SA is a really bad traitline for pvp, since being in stealth doesn’t help capping or killing. .

I’ve actually been running acro in WvW and I prefer it to shadow arts. I’d argue what makes them really good outside of PvP is DIRE gear, more so than the shadow arts traits. But I agree the SA traits are great in WvW but should not be used in PvP. Condi can work in PvP but they are barely tankier than berserker ammy thieves (especially if they trait invigorating precision) who provide way more damage.

So I don’t know if they’re terrible, but I’d say that it is definitely sub-optimal. Definitely recommend power build but if you insist on condi I’d go p/d.

i have fun with P/D, i think i make it work, but idunno, burst specs are probably stronger.